The vertical motion of a floating vessel is...

Question 1 / 205eccef9fbacbc34ba4d4698a

Question 1 of 205eccef9fbacbc34ba4d4698a

The vertical motion of a floating vessel is known as __________.

Back

Question 1 of 20

5eccef9fbacbc34ba4d4698a

The vertical motion of a floating vessel is known as __________.

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts!

If the question has a related picture, it will appear here.

🔍 Key Concepts

• Degrees of freedom of ship motion (surge, sway, heave, roll, pitch, yaw) • Difference between linear (translational) motion and rotational motion of a vessel • How motion is described relative to the ship’s longitudinal, transverse, and vertical axes

💭 Think About

• Which term describes a motion that moves the whole vessel straight up and down, without tilting the bow or stern? • Look at the other choices: which ones are associated with rotation about an axis (like nodding or twisting) rather than straight-line movement? • Think about the three main directions a ship can move: forward/backward, side-to-side, and up/down. Match each common term to one of those directions.

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which axis is vertical and which motion is along that axis rather than around it • Separate the terms that describe rotational motion from those that describe straight-line (translational) motion • Confirm that your choice specifically matches an up-and-down vertical displacement of the vessel’s center of mass

👋 Hi! I'm Genie, your AI study assistant. How can I help you with this question?

Quick actions

— No credit card needed

Question 1 of 20

The vertical motion of a floating vessel is known as __________.

heave

sway

pitch

surge

Loading interactive features...